Merge release/k900 for 4.4.0 release

[SaikrishnaBairamoni]

This PR is to merge release branch into master for release process of k900

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• Defect fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that cause existing functionality to change)

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• I have added any new packages to the sonar-scanner.properties file
• My change requires a change to the documentation.
• I have updated the documentation accordingly.
• I have read the CONTRIBUTING document.
• I have added tests to cover my changes.
• All new and existing tests passed.